Jon Favreau's Lion King]]>17Live-action Hunchback?Sun, 06 Aug 2017 00:08:43 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/live-action-hunchback.67305/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/live-action-hunchback.67305/invalid@example.com (brian8871)brian8871Beauty And The Beast is warming up the shelves in Sainsbury and Aladdin is filling up the UK's sound stages (while Mulan pre-production continues in parallel with the complex VFX work needed for The Lion King), Disney continues to pillage its attic full of toys even further. Another 'brand deposit' movie seems to be on the way, once again taking an older, already-loved property and finding new ways to sell it to us, even as our nostalgia for the...

Live-action Hunchback?]]>4Disney's live-action "Dumbo"Sat, 05 Aug 2017 01:44:39 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disneys-live-action-dumbo.66091/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disneys-live-action-dumbo.66091/invalid@example.com (brian8871)brian8871EXCLUSIVE: Danny DeVito is negotiating to join Tim Burton’s circus in Disney’s live-action rendering of Dumbo which is casting up now. DeVito is trying to work out schedules on his Broadway turn to join Eva Green in the story of the beloved baby circus elephant with the big, floppy ears.

Currently going by the running title “Nicole,” the story revolves Santa’s daughter who is forced to take over the family business when her father decides to retire and brother ends up getting cold feet prior to his first big Christmas Eve flight....

Ugh...]]>10Disney's "Timmy Failure"Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:18:33 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disneys-timmy-failure.66905/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disneys-timmy-failure.66905/invalid@example.com (brian8871)brian8871Timmy Failure is looking to cast its lead, as well as a handful of supporting roles, specifically open to children who have never acted before.

New Disney movie 'Timmy Failure' to hold cast auditions in Baton Rouge]]>Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Men Tell No TalesFri, 09 Jun 2017 15:20:12 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.51392/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.51392/invalid@example.com (See Post)See Post91Live-action PinocchioTue, 23 May 2017 18:48:09 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/live-action-pinocchio.66662/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/live-action-pinocchio.66662/invalid@example.com (brian8871)brian8871EXCLUSIVE: Sam Mendes is in early talks to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio. The move would push forward yet another live-action reboot of the old tried and true animated classic for the studio. Disney’s feature film strategy has been working well as its live-action Beauty And The Beast has made $1.2 billion worldwide and the...

It's almost certain that this movie will be a huge success. Even I can't wait to see it.]]>30'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2' - reviewWed, 26 Apr 2017 08:48:42 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-review.66410/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-review.66410/invalid@example.com (Jim in Merced CA)Jim in Merced CA
Read the rather tepid review from The Hollywood Reporter.

]]>Disney's "Jungle Cruise"Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:17:04 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disneys-jungle-cruise.66308/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/disneys-jungle-cruise.66308/invalid@example.com (brian8871)brian8871
The actor has closed a deal to star in Jungle Cruise, Disney’s live-action adaptation of its iconic theme park ride. Johnson has found room in his busy schedule, slotting the movie in for a spring 2018 start of production.